Event Details
- Know Your Neighbors: Immigration 101
- Thursday, August 21
- 6-7:30 pm
- EVPL Central, Browning Room, 200 SE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Evansville
With immigration arrests rising, including in our region, people want answers to their questions. To meet that need, local organizations are sponsoring a free event “Know Your Neighbors: Immigration 101” on Thursday, August 21, from 6-7:30 pm at EVPL Central Library in the Browning Room.
BRIDGE (Building Respect & Integrity in Diverse Greater Evansville) encourages everyone to attend the event to learn how immigration works in the US, how recent changes are impacting people in the Evansville community, and why it matters. Speakers will include immigration attorneys who will debunk myths and local residents who will share their immigration stories.
According to Lora Stephens, convener, BRIDGE is working toward its vision of a community in which all people are accepted and treated with dignity. With this event, BRIDGE hopes that together we will build a more informed community. Stephens says understanding immigration and the real experiences of our neighbors has never been more important.
Know Your Neighbors, sponsored by BRIDGE, is cosponsored by the Immigrant Welcome & Resource Center, the League of Women Voters of Southwestern Indiana, Ziemer, Stayman, Weitzel & Shoulders, the Haitian Center of Evansville, and Centro Latino + Americano.
